Draperstown | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Draperstown, County Londonderry |
Country: | Northern Ireland |
Coordinates: | 54.7954°N -6.781°W |
Original: | Draperstown Railway |
Pregroup: | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
Postgroup: | Northern Counties Committee |
Years: | 20 July 1883 |
Events: | Station opens |
Years1: | 1 October 1930 |
Events1: | Station closes to passengers |
Years2: | 3 July 1950 |
Events2: | Station closes |
Draperstown railway station was on the Draperstown Railway which ran from Magherafelt to Draperstown in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
The station was opened by the Draperstown Railway on 20 July 1883.[1] It was taken over by the Belfast and County Down Railway (later the Northern Counties Committee) in July 1895.
The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1930 and closed altogether on 3 July 1950 when the Ulster Transport Authority closed the line entirely.